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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

655 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  AVERY COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 900 PM EDT



* AT 655 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SERIES

  OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE IN AVERY COUNTY.

  RADAR ESTIMATES THAT AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER

  AVERY COUNTY FROM CROSSNORE TO GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN AND POINTS

  EAST. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN IS LIKELY OVER THE NEXT HOUR.



* FLOODING WILL LIKELY DEVELOP NEAR LINVILLE...ALONG LOST

  COVE...NORTH HARPER CREEK...AND AROUND THE PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST.

  DANGEROUS LEVELS OF STANDING WATER ARE LIKELY IN POOR DRAINAGE

  LOCATIONS.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. EVEN MODERN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES CANNOT BE SAFELY

DRIVEN THROUGH FLOOD WATERS.



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